Four STAR client projects have been recognized in the 2026 MUSE Creative Awards, earning one Gold and three Silver awards for creative work spanning trade show exhibits and permanent branded environments.
The award-winning work for SRS Distribution, the Texas Rangers, the University of St. Thomas, and JonnyPops demonstrates how thoughtful strategy, creative design, and custom fabrication can bring a brand to life across very different environments.
Gold MUSE Award winner
SRS Distribution at IRE 2026
Integrated Marketing – Event Marketing | Gold
SRS Distribution earned a Gold MUSE Award for its exhibit at IRE 2026. Built around the concept “A Home Built to Last,” the two-story trade show experience brought SRS business divisions together in an immersive environment featuring meeting spaces, a swag porch and a boom-truck presentation stage.
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Silver MUSE Award winners
Texas Rangers Hat Wall at Globe Life Field
Corporate Identity – Brand Identity | Silver
The Texas Rangers Hat Wall earned Silver for transforming a stadium interior into an interactive fan experience celebrating baseball and the local community. Created with the Rangers and Lexus, the permanent installation features 189 hats representing regional teams, integrated lighting and a digital kiosk that helps fans find their team.
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University of St. Thomas Guy Schoenecker Wall
Corporate Identity – Brand Identity | Silver
The University of St. Thomas earned Silver for the Guy Schoenecker Donor Wall, an immersive donor recognition experience within the Schoenecker Center. Combining storytelling, lighting, materials and architecture, the permanent installation honors Guy Schoenecker’s legacy while connecting his story to the mission and future of the university’s STEAM facility.
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JonnyPops at Expo West 2026
Advertising – Trade Show / Exhibit | Silver
JonnyPops earned Silver for its trade show exhibit at Natural Products Expo West 2026. The 30-foot experience combined a high-energy sampling station, retail freezer display and private meeting space to engage fans while supporting meaningful conversations with buyers and retail partners.
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About the MUSE Creative Awards
The MUSE Creative Awards is an international creative awards program recognizing excellence in advertising, design and digital media. The competition recognizes work from agencies, brands and creative professionals around the world.
For STAR, these four MUSE Creative Awards reflect the range of experiences our teams create in partnership with clients and a shared approach behind the work: understand the audience, define what they should see, feel, learn or do, and bring strategy, creative thinking and execution together to create an experience that makes an impact.
“The best experiential environments are born from solving problems, not simply building spaces,” said Justin Dworak, president, STAR. “These four projects show how we bring strategy, creativity and craftsmanship together to help our clients solve challenges and create experiences that drive engagement, connection and results. It’s exciting to see our clients and the work we created together recognized.”
Congratulations to SRS Distribution, the Texas Rangers, the University of St. Thomas and JonnyPops, as well as the STAR teams and partners who helped bring each experience to life.
